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SR 667

JOINT RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION OF $1,100,000 OF FUNDS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CATEGORICAL BUDGET

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Lou DiPalma and 3 co-sponsors

authorizes $29.9 million for FY2025–26, with $1.1 million to DHS to sustain and expand access to higher‑quality infant/toddler early care and education.

05/27/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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Bill Summary · SR 667

Summary — SR 667 (2025)

Overview / Purpose

SR 667 is a joint resolution that approves a supplemental appropriation to support higher‑quality early care and education for infants and toddlers. The resolution authorizes funds for fiscal year 2025–2026 to be placed in the Department of Education’s Early Childhood Education categorical budget, with a specified allocation to the Department of Human Services (DHS) to sustain and expand access to infant/toddler early care.

Key provisions

  • Appropriates a total of $29,900,000 (an amount “not otherwise appropriated”) for FY 2025–2026.
  • Specifies that $1,100,000 of that sum shall be allocated to the Department of Human Services.
  • Directs DHS to use the $1,100,000 as core funding “to sustain and increase access to higher quality infant and toddler early care and education.”
  • The resolution does not specify program-level details, eligibility criteria, or a detailed spending plan; it provides fiscal authorization and a general purpose for the DHS allocation.

Fiscal details

  • Total appropriation: $29,900,000 for FY 2025–2026.
  • Targeted allocation to DHS: $1,100,000 (for infant/toddler early care quality and access).
  • The explanatory note confirms the $1,100,000 is intended to support higher‑quality infant and toddler early care and education.

Who is affected / likely impacts

  • Primary beneficiaries: infants and toddlers (and their families) through expanded or improved access to early care and education.
  • Service providers: early childhood programs and providers that may receive increased core funding, incentives, or capacity support administered by DHS.
  • State agencies: Department of Human Services (recipient of the $1.1M) and Department of Education (categorical budget receiving the appropriation).
  • The resolution provides funding authority but leaves implementation details (how DHS will distribute or use the funds) to agency action or subsequent administrative guidance.

Legislative history and status

  • Introduced: March 7, 2025 (Senators DiPalma, Felag, Zurier, and Murray); referred to Senate Finance.
  • Committee activity: Scheduled for hearing May 23, 2025; on May 27, 2025 the committee recommended the measure be held for further study.
  • Subsequent actions: Received by Secretary of the Senate May 30, 2025; read and adopted, vote recorded, and reported enrolled on June 1, 2025.
  • Classification: Joint resolution.

Notes / Observations

  • The resolution is primarily fiscal/authorizing in nature; it does not create new statutory programs or prescribe specific programmatic requirements.
  • Because implementation details are not included, the precise uses and distribution of the $1.1M (e.g., grants to providers, rate increases, workforce supports, capacity building) will depend on DHS decisions and any associated administrative or budgetary actions.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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